fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
source of information; intelligence source; message source
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
about; on; regarding; per; for every
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
arrest; apprehension; capture
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
professional killer; hit man
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least